The Midfield Master

While running to the sidelines, Xia Ze enjoyed the applause from more than 50,000 fans. He didn't expect that his performance won the applause of the fans, and even the fans of the opponent Porto team stood up and applauded for him convincingly.

In his memory, only a player like Ronaldo can conquer the opponent's fans at the home court of a wealthy club.

"This kind of applause is really wonderful." Xia Ze was jogging. Although the calf muscles still felt a little tight and painful after the cramps, and after exhaustion, every breath seemed to be particularly difficult, but he still enjoyed it. Applause.

"Xia Ze, great job!" Head coach Martins took the initiative to shake hands with him. Thanks to Xia Ze in this game, they actually had the hope of defeating Porto.

Xia Ze took the coat from the assistant coach and sat back on the bench. The excitement in his heart was still hard to calm down, so he could only gulp down the ice-cold water, using this heart-warming coolness to calm himself down.

Counting stoppage time, the game still has 5 minutes.

Fonseca has used up three substitutions and sent four forwards to attack Maritimo's defense.

5 minutes was enough for a team to reverse the game. In 1999, Manchester United only took 3 minutes to win the Champions League trophy from Bayern.

It's just that miracles don't happen many times, otherwise they wouldn't be called miracles.

Five minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and Porto failed to break through Maritimo's gate. They lost 1-2 at home.

Relying on Xia Ze's excellent performance in the second half, Maritimo miraculously reversed the home game of Porto with 2-1 away game, taking three points from the Dragon Stadium unbelievably!

Xia Ze, became the hero of the team!

A day later, the news of Xia Ze's conquest of the Dragon Stadium spread throughout Europe and even the world.

The coaches and scouts of the major European clubs who hadn't paid much attention to Xia Ze before began to pay attention to this Chinese wonder boy.

And Figo used it in the commentary to describe Xia Ze's eyes like a tiger, which later gave Xia Ze the nickname "South China Tiger". This is a later story.

...

At the Kearney training base in Holloway, North London, England, an old man in his sixties with gray hair and wrinkled face is sitting on a sofa and watching a huge TV screen mounted on the wall .

A football match was playing on the TV screen, and players from the two teams were fighting fiercely.

Opposite the old man, a bald man in his 50s was also sitting on the sofa, watching the game on the screen, but he had an extra stack of documents in his hand.

"Steve, is this the Chinese player you mentioned?" the 60-year-old man stopped the game video and turned to the bald man.

"Yes, Arsene. The news of this player has spread all over Europe, and many teams have started to pay attention to him." Steve replied.

"But our team already has such excellent midfielders as Mesut, Aaron, and Jack. There is no need to buy him. The top priority is to replenish the back line, otherwise Chelsea will widen the gap." Arsene wrinkled Said with a frown.

"But this player is very young, only 18 years old!" Steve sighed.

"What?" Arsene's eyes suddenly lit up: "Then let's take a look at this Chinese kid."

...

Also in North London, a middle-aged man in his 30s walked into a luxurious office.

"Daniel, we need him." The middle-aged man simply put a document on the desk. Sitting behind the desk was a bald man wearing glasses.

"Villas, is he really that good?" Daniel said with some doubts as he looked at the files on the table full of analysis data.

"Believe me, I think if we get him in the summer, then we will rise to a higher level in terms of strength and influence." Vilas said confidently.

"Okay, I'll go get in touch."

Carrington Training Base, Manchester, UK.

"David, we have to do it as soon as possible, he has attracted a lot of attention now." Toninho Cruz said to Moyes beside him.

"I know, but we are a club with a long history, we have to follow the legal procedures." David Moyes said with a frown.

Now he can't pay much attention to this matter, because he has been burned by the team's poor record and the pressure of the fans.

Iberian Peninsula, Madrid.

"Carlo, do you need him? I can bring you back," a bald middle-aged man in his 40s said to a gray-haired man in his 50s.

"Zineding, we don't have a place for him in our team yet, let's observe first. The Chinese striker in team B has performed well, and I plan to promote him to the first team next season." Carlo responded.

"Well, I respect your opinion, but I really like him, he is like when I was young." Zinedine shrugged and said.

...

Back in London, England, a middle-aged man in his 40s was sitting on the sofa, beside him was a slightly fat middle-aged man, and Jorge Mendes. Talking into a phone.

The two middle-aged men are the owners of the Chelsea club Abramovich and Gurray. Accompanied by Mendes, they are talking to the chairman of Maritimo.

"Roman, do you mean you want to buy Xia Ze from our club?" Over the phone, Maritimo Chairman Felipe's old voice sounded.

"Yes, I hope to bring him to London now, is 2 million euros enough?" Abramovich didn't speak, but Gurley next to him spoke first.

"Not this season, we can't let go of the midfield core at such a critical moment." Felipe refused without hesitation.

"We can sign a contract with Xia Ze first, and then loan it to you until the end of the season." Gurley also reacted quickly.

Felipe's pondering voice came from the phone, obviously he was thinking about it.

"But your quotation is too low. With Xia Ze's performance now, we can't let him go." After a long while, Felipe seemed to approve of the transfer and leaseback method, and began to argue about the price.

"3 million euros." Gourley raised his offer.

"No, it's still too low. Unless you can come up with the same amount as the breach of contract, we won't let you go." Felipe Lion said loudly.

"Breaking the contract!?" Gurley said with some enthusiasm. He couldn't believe it at all. The Portuguese old man opened his mouth like a lion and offered a break-up fee for a player who had only been outstanding in the second-tier European leagues for half a year. It was a bit whimsical.

"How much is his breach of contract?" Abu, who had been silent all this time, spoke at this time, his tone was flat, without any ups and downs.

Gurley and Mendes at the scene were immediately shocked by Abu's words. Even Felipe on the other end of the phone was shocked and speechless at this moment. He didn't expect Abu to really be willing to pay for Xia Ze. Break the contract.

"8 million euros!" After a while, Felipe finally realized and reported the number.

"Okay, deal. I will send someone to discuss the contract with Xia Ze." Abramovich readily agreed without any hesitation. It seems that 8 million euros are like dung in his eyes and have no value at all.

On the other end of the phone, Felipe regretted that he didn't set Xia Ze's breach of contract higher at the beginning. He didn't expect Abu to agree so readily.

Although 8 million euros is a lot of wealth for Maritimo, Felipe still feels distressed. After all, Xia Ze seems to be worth more money!

After hanging up the phone, Felipe sat back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and thought quietly for a few minutes, so that his mind, which had been chaotic just now, came back to clarity.

After a while, he opened his eyes and made a call.

Fifteen minutes later, Martins, Tenonio, and Xia Ze appeared in Felipe's office.

"Let me tell you a piece of news. Chelsea is willing to buy out Xia Ze's contract for 8 million euros. The transaction will be carried out within a few days, but they are willing to let Xia Ze stay on loan for the second half of the season. I have no way to refuse this offer. "Felipe looked at the three people sitting in front of him and said calmly.

"What!?" The three exclaimed at the same time.

They thought that Felipe would have something to say, but they didn't expect that he had already agreed to Chelsea's bid and sold Xia Ze to the other party.

"Mr. Felipe, are you sure you have considered it?" Martins asked with some concern.

"I have no room for consideration, because the other party has already paid the amount of the breach of contract. As long as Xia Ze reaches a contract with the other party, we have no way to stop this transaction." Felipe looked at Xia Ze and said with some regret.

In fact, in his heart, he also knew that Xia Ze would never stay in Maritimo, but he just didn't want him to leave so soon.

Because Xia Ze has brought too many surprises and honors to the club and too much joy to the fans in the past six months, but now it seems that it is time to break up.

"Xia Ze, what do you mean?" Martins turned his face and asked Xia Ze.

Both Felipe and Tenonio looked at Xia Ze eagerly, waiting for his reply. The three people present did not want Xia Ze to transfer to Chelsea.

Felipe hopes that Xia Ze can stay for one or two more seasons to gain more honors for the team; Martins, as the team's head coach, only cares about the team's record on the field, so naturally he does not want to lose Xia Ze, who has such an outstanding talent. A powerful warrior.

And Tenonio, as Xia Ze's agent, is worried that Xia Ze will not have the opportunity to play at Chelsea, and instead delay his career.

When Xia Ze heard Felipe say that Chelsea wanted him, he was also shocked. What followed was the joy of being favored and affirmed by a wealthy club, his feelings for Maritimo, and his career and career. Dream considerations and other complex emotions.

This made him face the eyes of the three, but he kept frowning tightly, and did not make a statement for a long time.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xia Ze's gaze gradually became firmer, and he slowly raised his head to look at Felipe. Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 188 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 388 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 188 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 388 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 88